It looks mad good, but I'm wondering if it's a real grind fest?

I played it a year then i quit, because of the hackers, botters.

The company just wants your money.

In the game you need to grind much or if you have a good friend you can ask if he powerlvls you, so you can lvl up to 50 in 30 mins. To lvl 70 in 90 minutes...  Every weekend there is a guildwar (i liked it very much) but it's full of hackers now...

I have played Conquer Online for about 3.5 years. I think it's fun.

as for leveling: there are many ways to level so you don't actually have to attack monsters to level

get power-leveled (plvl): just find a lvl 130 archer who will take u in his/her team. you can get to lvl 70 in no time. If you REALLY want to be high lvl, you can ask them to make you a lvl 110, which, if they are good, will take them 6 hours. (becuase they have gear that makes them level like 10x faster) so essentially you are "renting" out their gear, except they do the leveling for you =D. This will probably cost you 1 or 2 dbs to get to lvl 110. Keep in mind though, that the highest level is 130

use exp balls- gee thats easy. all you do is right click on those babies and u have yourself 1 million exp. That is... for the price of 5 mil.

db(dragon ball) level - if you feel like spending money on the game then this is the fastest way. After you get to level 70 from plvling you can give this old man 1 or 2 dbs and he will give you ALOT of percent. 100 dbs is $340. that is MORE than enough to JUST db lvl strait to 130 and still have a lot left over.

training ground (tg) - EVERYONE goes to TG. after level 20 you can go to tg and just leave your guy in over night. u click on a stake (melee) or scarecrow (magic) and it auto-atks for you. You don't move, and it's really quiet simple. even though it level at 1/20 the speed, it's free! (getting 1,000 gold is easier than making an account)

exp potion (double experience) - it jsut like normal leveling exept you level twice as fast. it is a potion that last for 1 hour and cost around 5.5 mil

god's blessing advanteges to leveling - 3 days of god blessing = 20 mil, 7 days = 40 mil, 30 days = 140 mil.
-20% faster
-revive at the spot u just died at (so u dont have to walk back)
-1 hour of double experience a day (use whenever you want)
-offline training ground (just like the training ground except you don't have to have conquer running fro you to be in it; it rounds off every 15 minutes and you get there on the exit screen)

quests - conquer online is known for its bad quests. ypu just have to find the ones that give you exp and are really easy

-lvl 15 quest (just talk to an NPC guy and he gives you free exp just for being a noob)
-300 kills quest (kill 300 things around your level ; it will be specified what monster it is; and u get 1/2 ball) note: you can only do it 3 times a day ;; team mates share kill count which makes it go really fast
-dis city quest (you have to be level 110; each level you go through u get 1/2 and exp ball + just entering gives u exp; kill monsters and get the drop to get u to next level)
-demon exterminator (just like 300 kills, but you have to be level 120+ >> you go through a lot of leveling maps (starting with lvl 1 map) and work your way up. at the end you are rewarded 5 exp balls)

or you can just lvl, LOL

there are many ways to level some cheaper than others, but the fact is. you don't have to grind to get good

every maintenance TQ changes IP and other varies stuff to prevent hacking

that means there has to be new hacks 3 times a week

unless people are that desperate you won't see any hackers

I used to play the game :). I Personally thought it was a decent game, but I despised the effort I had to make to download it.